Mass spectrometry, especially coupled with gas chromatography or tandem, is the analytical
method of choice in elucidations of biomarker compounds present in organic mixtures …

The application of lipids in soils as molecular proxies, also often referred to as biomarkers,
has dramatically increased in the last decades. Applications range from inferring changes in …

Founded on the work of the renowned Advanced Combustion Engineering Research
Center, the authors document and integrate current knowledge of the organic and inorganic …

The biomarker contents of three fossil conifer species (Athrotaxis couttsiae, Taxodium
balticum, Pinus palaeostrobus) and the clay sediment from the Eocene Zeitz formation …

The total solvent extracts (TSE) of mineral and organic horizons of selected soils and
overlying vegetation were analyzed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC …

Particulate coal can occur in soils and sediments from both natural and anthropogenic
sources. Its presence can influence the concentrations of regulated and more bioavailable …

For a detailed reconstruction of historic upper forest line (UFL) positions, new proxies in
addition to traditional pollen and vegetation analyses are needed. If the straight-chain lipid …

The hydrocarbon biomarker assemlage of a liptinite-rich, early Tertiary angiospermous
lignite has been characterized. The biomarker fistribution for the lignite confirms the low …

Atmospheric particulate matter and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from three sites
surrounding a thermoelectric complex, VOCs from the power plant stack gas and aliphatic …

Oil and petroleum product spill (with known or unknown sources) in water and on land
occurs everyday worldwide. After oils are released into the environment, they are …